About Geredih Village

Geredih is a mid sized village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 338 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geredih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geredih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Tamar I
Pincode	835225
Area (hectares)	261 hectares
Population	667
Male Population	338
Female Population	329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Geredih compares

By the 2011 count Geredih is the 73rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Geredih

Geredih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Geredih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Geredih from other places

Geredih lies about 52 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Geredih
Nearest town	Būndu	17 km
Nearest railway station	Tiraldih	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tamar I	19 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	52 km

Villages closest to Geredih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamar I tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Geredih

As per the Census of India 2011, Geredih village had a population of 667. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Geredih village has 338 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geredih has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Geredih is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geredih covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Geredih falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Geredih is Tiraldih, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Geredih.

Geredih is about 52 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geredih is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Būndu is about 17 km away. Tiraldih is about 18 km away. Tamar I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.